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74-year-old convenience store chain disappearing after sale
Back in the late 70s and early 1980s, my small town had a mom-and-pop convenience…
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Prominent seafood chain continues closing restaurants after bankruptcy
After bankruptcy, ongoing restaurant closures, a sweeping restructuring, and years of financial pressure, a once-iconic seafood…
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31-year-old Mexican chain faces large-scale restaurant closures
Not paying back a business loan kicks off a process that can end up with…
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Costco’s famous return policy has a catch members don’t know
Costco has one of the most generous return policies in all of retail. The chain…
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Nike just got kicked out of an elite club
In June 2018, General Electric (GE) quietly disappeared from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending…
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90s fashion retailer closed 350 stores, and it isn’t enough
Few retail chains that filled malls in the 1980s and 1990s still exist today. Teenage…
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Costco kills a perk that was growing faster than its stores
Costco usually makes its decisions with members in mind. That’s especially important because membership fees…
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Popular women’s retailer closes 38 stores worldwide
For generations of shoppers, stepping into a Victoria’s Secret or PINK store was a familiar…
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Popular health and wellness brands set for Chapter 7 liquidation
When a company files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it places its fate in the hands of…
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J. Peterman, catalog retailer of Seinfeld fame, has shut down
Ordering via a catalogue in 2026 feels a bit like going to the market, bartering…